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Indian police arrest British man accused of child abuse

Murray Ward has been in India since October 2016.

By: Sarwar Alam

Indian police on Monday (4) arrested a 54-year-old British man after three young boys at a hostel for blind children in Delhi filed allegations of sexual assault against him. “The arrested British national Murray Ward has been in India since last October,” said Ishwar Singh, deputy commissioner of Delhi police. “We have charged him under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act”, Singh added, saying Ward was being held in police custody for further investigation. Ward faces a minimum 10 years in prison if convicted. No comment was immediately available from the British High Commission in New Delhi. Police said Ward,…

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